Jane Eyre XI-XIX: Jane as a Governess in Thornfield -- – Service vs. Pursuit of Freedom and Love First encounter: (0:27 -) : – 31:25

Outline Review: Chap I-X—Jane between rebellion & submissiveness Jane as a governess Her desire Attraction between Jane and Rochester The Polite Society & Their Games The Gothic Elements “The Aliens”: “Grace Poole” and Mr. Mason

Review: Chaps I-IV Chap IJane alone vs. The Reed family -- Reading and looking out of the window -- rebellion “in frantic sort” Chap IIRed room and her sense of injustice; Reduced to fear Chap IIIMr. Lloyd’s visit, gives Jane a choice between poverty or school -- Book: Gulliver’s Travels, Bessie’s song: sad Chap IVThe visit of Mr. Brocklehurst --Book: Psalms are not interesting 28 --Mrs. Reed: Jane a liar 28 Jane’s 1 st victory: speaking up against Mrs. Reed -- her remorse

Review: Chaps V-X Chap V Departure (Jane clung to Bessie) Lowood—poor food, sharing the same mug for drinking water. Helen Burns – reading and explanation of the school and teachers – Burns punished Chap VI Helen Burns’ punishment (beaten with twigs, “slattern”) continues; discussion with Jane (endure it; denies her own merit; “Love your enemy”) Chap VII The visit of Mr. Brocklehurst Jane picked up as a liar Chap VIII Helen: conscience more important than the world Turning point – Jane inspired by Helen and Ms. Temple Helen punished again 64 Chap IX Spring comes. Death of Helen Burns 71 Chap X Lowood reformed; Ms. Temple married. Jane stays in Lowood for 8 years and then seeks a teaching position elsewhere. “I desire liberty…” (74) Bessie’s visit before she leaves for Thornfield. (re. Mr. Eyre & the Reeds)

Chaps XI-XV Chap XI -- Jane goes to Millcot and then Thornfield -- Meets Mrs. Fairfax, thinking that she’s the mistress of the house -- Meets Adele, starts her teaching job -- hears the laugh (93) Chap XII -- feels restless -- meets Rochester (98) Chap XIII -- meets Rochester at home, his rudeness; talks about her past & shows her pictures (110) -- R’s family history (112) Chap XIV -- Rochester haughty and cold at first -- starts to talk one day, asks her to speak ( Jane expresses her independent thinking, though young and inexperienced; Rochester, paving hell, while Jane believes in self- improvement (121) -- Rochester’s understanding of Jane 122 Chap XV -- story of Celine, Jane treated as a confidante -- Jane’s response to Adele (128), Jane’s role as a listener (129) -- saves Rochester from the fire; hears the laugh

Chaps XVI-XIX Chap XVI -- Fears Rochester and wishes to see him. -- encounters with Grace Poole -- Rochester gone for a while to the Leas -- Ms. Ingram described (139) -- Jane’s interior monologue – self-discipline (140-) Chap XVII -- preparation for the guests -- The guests arrived (Ms. Ingram 145) -- meeting the guests at the drawing room (149-), guests commenting on Adele (152) and governess (155) -- Jane’s observation (153-) -- Jane in tears Chap XVIII -- the guests playing charade -- Jane: Ms. Ingram a mark beneath jealousy (163); view of her master (165) -- the gypsy -- the arrival of Mr. Mason Chap XIX -- Jane meeting the gypsy (R’s knowledge of Jane) -- “Mason—the West Indies!”

Text Reading & Discussion Govern ess Jane & Rochest er Jane’s Desire The Polite Society Games & Fine Arts

Discussion Questions 1.(G3 G4 )Governess: How is Jane positioned as a governess in Thornfield? Is she treated like a servant? 2.(G1, G7) Jane and Rochester: How is Rochester related to Jane? How does she change her views of Rochester? 1. Leader 2. Summarizer & Vocabulary 4. Figurative/ Good Language 5. Connector 8. Travel Tracer 9. Investigator 3. Commentator 6. Recorder 7. Illustrator/ Performer 3.(G10, G2 ) Desire: What does Jane desire? What are the function of the laughers she hears? Jane’s paintings (XXIII pp. 110; XVI 141) 4.(G6 G5 )The Polite Society: How does Jane see the aristocratic friends Rochester brings home? 5.(G8, G9 )What are the functions of the charade and the gypsy woman (XVIII 161- XIX) on the one hand, and on the other?

Jane as Governess in in Thornfield 0. Jane, taught to play the piano, to draw and read; but she is not beautiful (80) 1.Inexperienced— Expected to be received coldly thought Mrs. Fairfax to be the owner 2. Hierarchy: closer to housekeeper (84) 3. Knowledgeable (French) 4. Books in the library (90) –limited to light readings The guests’ views of governesses – (XVII: ) “half of them detestable and the rest ridiculous, and all incubi”

Jane’s Desire “aspirations and regrets” about her appearance (XI : 86) Curious: “s Mr. Rochester an exacting, fastidious sort of man?” (91)  Mrs. Fairfax’s view of Rochester (XI: 92) Restlessness vs. tranquility (95-) See Rochester as her intellectual equal  fire (XV)  wish to see him and fear it (XVI)  self- restraint  stronger desire and pain in front of the guest The laugh (XI 93, 94, XII 96; XV 130)

Mr. Rochester XIII (109): giving orders -- Go into the library—I mean, if you please. (Excuse my tone of command; I am used to say "Do this," and it is done…) (111): between orders and curiosity: I had scarce tied the strings of the portfolio, when, …he said abruptly,”—it is nine o'clock: what are you about, Miss Eyre, to let Adèle sit up so long? Take her to bed.” (112)-- Rochester’s family history explained

Mr. Rochester and Jane- Intellectual Equals’ Sympathy to Love XIV: Exchanges of Their Equally Intelligent Minds, Sympathy Aroused– Jane’s independent thinking: “do you think me handsome?” (115) -- No; Rochester’s appearance denied, Rochester’s authority defined (117-18) and R’s degenerate past discussed (119-21); impossible to be conventional with Jane XV: Celine Varens // Bertha (the laugh)  the fire drawing them closer. (calling her “witch, sorceress 131) XVI: Jane both fears and desires meeting him; draws pictures of herself and Ingram to understand her own position. Jane feels for R when observing him with the guests

Mr. Rochester and Jane- Growing Sympathy to Love Jane XVII – her attention on him (153); “…but he never turned his eyes” (155) XVIII – cannot unlove him (163) Jane reflects a while whether she forgives R; serves him by offering him her shoulders 179 Rochester XV: (122) impossible to be conventional with you. End of XVII: “…you are: so much depressed that a few more words would bring tears to your eyes— Good-night, my --'.” XVIII-XIX – the gypsy woman’s fortune-telling 173 – cold, sick, silly; contradictions on her face XVII – governess discussed

Jane’s Psychological Struggles and Understanding of Rochester 1) XV: No longer ugly: “No, reader: gratitude, and many associations, all pleasurable and genial, made his face the object I best liked to see; his presence in a room was more cheering than the brightest fire. “ (129) Still aware of his mean attitude to others. 1) XVI: I knew the pleasure of vexing and soothing him by turns. (138) 2) XVI: self-restraint: (140-42; XVII- 153) two portraits;

Jane’s Psychological Struggles and Understanding of Rochester (2) XVIII (163) the future bridegroom, Mr. Rochester himself, exercised over his intended a ceaseless surveillance; and it was from this sagacity—this guardedness of his—this perfect, clear consciousness of his fair one’s defects— this obvious absence of passion in his sentiments towards her, that my ever- torturing pain arose.

Rochester vs. Jane Still domineering? Jane, refuses to be dominated, sympathetic with him and serving him Jane: self-expression through paintings (110) and the two portraits. --- more to come…

The Polite Society and Beyond XVII: 145 Rich, well--adorned Rochester in the center, dull without him. Lady Ingram: pompous, dogmatic Marriage (for money and class) with Ingram: good French, showy, shallow, her mind was poor, (XVIII: 163) Jane’s feelings: from pain [not jealousy?], despair, to becoming lenient to her master (163-65) Adele’s mother (XI): opera dancer -- teach her to dance and sing, -- surrounded by a lot of gentlemen and ladies -- a song about a forsaken lady

Social Games: Revealing its hypocrisy & Orientalism Charade: Wedding & An Oriental couple: He –an Eastern emir, an agent or a victim of the bowstring. She—an Israelitish princess Gypsy fortune-telling: telling the truth under disguise

The Gothic Elements The house – more like a church (“chill and vaultlike” 85) (XI: 92) The third floor – a shrine of memory; like a Bluebeard’s castle (93)

The Odd: Grace Poole & Mr. Mason Grace Poole always alone (except for one hour) a mystery in Thornfield (145) Mason “too relaxed” …eyes revealing “a tame, vacant life” (167) From West Indies (168) A big blow to Rochester

Turning Points & Major Motifs The laugh – breaking social bounds meeting Rochester outside Thornfield the fire Disguise – a way to violate social norms? A. Charade: a. bride and groom, b. Rebekah and Isaac, c. Bridewell (which is actually a prison) B. the gypsy woman “Reader, I could not unlove him.” –direct address to Victorian readers

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